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Bucegi Mountains (ro. Munţii Bucegi), part of the Southern Carpathians, view from Predeal, located on the Prahova Valley (ro.Valea Prahovei), Braşov County, Romania Bucegi Mountains - Bucegi Mountains (ro. Munţii Bucegi), part of the Southern Carpathians, view from Predeal, located on the Prahova Valley (ro.Valea Prahovei), Braşov County, Romania

The tomb of the monastery's first abbot, Saint Daniil the Hermit, is found at the monastery. Voroneţ is one of the most famous painted moldavian monastery in Romania, located in Bucovina, near Gura Humorului town. The church was built by Stephen The Great, in 1488 in less than four months, on a triconch plan (with three apses), with a chancel, a naos with its tower, and a pronaos. The small windows, their rectangular frames of crossed rods and the receding pointed or shouldered arches of the interior doorframes are Gothic. The exterior walls - including a representation of the Last Judgment on the west wall - were painted in 1547 with a background of vivid cerulean blue. This blue is so vibrant that art historians refer to Voroneţ blue the same way they do Titian red. Often known as the 'Sistine Chapel of the East', the frescos at Voroneţ feature an intense shade of blue known in Romania as 'Voroneţ blue'. Voronet Monastery - The tomb of the monastery's first abbot, Saint Daniil the Hermit, is found at the monastery. Voroneţ is one of the most famous painted moldavian monastery in Romania, located in Bucovina, near Gura Humorului town. The church was built by Stephen The Great, in 1488 in less than four months, on a triconch plan (with three apses), with a chancel, a naos with its tower, and a pronaos. The small windows, their rectangular frames of crossed rods and the receding pointed or shouldered arches of the interior doorframes are Gothic. The exterior walls - including a representation of the Last Judgment on the west wall - were painted in 1547 with a background of vivid cerulean blue. This blue is so vibrant that art historians refer to Voroneţ blue the same way they do Titian red. Often known as the 'Sistine Chapel of the East', the frescos at Voroneţ feature an intense shade of blue known in Romania as 'Voroneţ blue'.

Voroneţ Monastery east painted wall painted in 1547, near the town of Gura Humorului, Suceava County, Romania East painted wall - Voroneţ Monastery east painted wall painted in 1547, near the town of Gura Humorului, Suceava County, Romania

Voroneţ Monastery (ro. Mănăstirea Voroneţ) tower - built in 1488 by Stephen III of Moldavia to commemorate the victory at Battle of Vaslui - Romania Tower - Voroneţ Monastery (ro. Mănăstirea Voroneţ) tower - built in 1488 by Stephen III of Moldavia to commemorate the victory at Battle of Vaslui - Romania

Image from The Neamt Depression, the Vanatori village, around Târgu Neamţ, Romania Vanatori - Image from The Neamt Depression, the Vanatori village, around Târgu Neamţ, Romania

The Ozana river from the Vanatori village near Târgu Neamţ town, Neamţ County, Romania Ozana river - The Ozana river from the Vanatori village near Târgu Neamţ town, Neamţ County, Romania

Landscape from the Vanatori village near Ozana river Arounds Tg. Neamt - Landscape from the Vanatori village near Ozana river

Cetăţuia Monastery (the end of the 17th century), Iaşi, north-eastern Romania Bell tower - Cetăţuia Monastery (the end of the 17th century), Iaşi, north-eastern Romania

Within the Cetăţuia monastery there have been built rooms for the monks, a bathroom, a kitchen, cellars and a starets' house with a dining hall - Iaşi, Romania Building - Within the Cetăţuia monastery there have been built rooms for the monks, a bathroom, a kitchen, cellars and a starets' house with a dining hall - Iaşi, Romania

The founder of the Cetatuia Monastery was Prince Gheorghe Duca. The construction works started in 1669 and were completed in 1672. The church was surrounded since the beginning by tall stone walls, with ramparts and a sentinel's path, entrance and corner towers. A special place is the palace destined to the lodging of the prince, a fortified building characteristic to the XVIIth century and the kitchen or, according to other opinions, the Turkish bath which is the only construction of this kind that has been preserved within a monastic ensemble. The bell tower and the massiveness of the walls prove that the monastery was also conceived as a military guarded refuge, being a real 'cetatuie' ('citadel') in case of need. Cetatuia Monastery - The founder of the Cetatuia Monastery was Prince Gheorghe Duca. The construction works started in 1669 and were completed in 1672. The church was surrounded since the beginning by tall stone walls, with ramparts and a sentinel's path, entrance and corner towers. A special place is the palace destined to the lodging of the prince, a fortified building characteristic to the XVIIth century and the kitchen or, according to other opinions, the Turkish bath which is the only construction of this kind that has been preserved within a monastic ensemble. The bell tower and the massiveness of the walls prove that the monastery was also conceived as a military guarded refuge, being a real 'cetatuie' ('citadel') in case of need.

Church of Saint George of Voroneţ Monastery' southern wall, near Gura Humorului, Romania (Romanian: România) Voronet Monastery - Church of Saint George of Voroneţ Monastery' southern wall, near Gura Humorului, Romania (Romanian: România)